Machine for drying textile fabrics in open form.



C. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS IN OPEN FORM.

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MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS IN OPEN FORM. APPLICATION-FILED001221, 1916. 1,237,972., Patented Aug. 21,- 1917.

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MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS m OPEN FORM.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.21.I916. 1,,Q37,972. Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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B. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS lN-OPEN FORM.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21,1916- 1 ,2??? 972 Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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; CHARLES TAYLOR, E WILMINGTONcD ELAW ARE.

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ToaZZ whomit may concern I Beit knownthat I, Cintannns TAYLOR, a subjectof the King oi' Great Britain, residing at lVilmington, in the county ofNew Castle and tltate' of Delawarefliave invented anew andusefulMachinefor Drying Tex tile Fabrics in Open Form, oi- Which the following is aspecification.

The object ofmyinvention is to provide a machine for drying textilefabrics in open form, Whichis used more especiallyt'or dryingtheso-cal-ledanilin black dyed material, the machine being designed toeliminate the use of thecustomary drying cylindersbr drums Whichsubjectsthe materialto a forced dryingaction and results in eakening the same asWell as only allowing for but a superficial or.im1:)erfect dye thereto,which does not-remain fast and permanent therewith; While my: machineprovides for a more naturaldrying action, inthat the material inclosedand treated in the same is directly subjefctedtothe influence of ahotair blast Whichcirculates Within the machine and is bl'Ql'l'gllil,into direct contact With the material \vhichis loosely hung andsupportedin vertical layers upon a great'plurality of parallel and transversehanging-rollers,

said rollers being rotatably mounted .upon coacting endless conveyerbelts which keep them moving continuously Within the machine from oneend thereof to the other in a-circuit. The Wet material entering the machine is automatically folded in layers upon the successivehanging-rollers as thesame are advancedby the receiving end of themachine and is transferredtrom one'hangingroller to the otherconsecutively by'virtu'e of the rotating action of the" same While the Ihanging-rollers are being i simultaneously conveyed across the machineand toward the delivery end thereof, Wherethe material is finallydelivered in a dry condition. The machine may be built' withdimensions'suitable to permit of the housing of a-substantia'l, quantityof material, every partof which is at all. times-While intlie' machinesurrounded by the hot air contained therein which slowly andthoroughlydries the material between the intervals of entering and leaving theheating chamber ofthe machine, so that each elementot' the draft ofmaterial passin through the machineis kept under the in' uence of thehotairblastcirculating therethrough from the time it enters the ma- A p s ct a iq tt ts r i q ,kPatented A11 21,1917.

Applicationfiled Octoberfil, 1916. Serial N0.126,962.

v Another object is to provide a drying and oxidizing machine,especlally 'for drying anilin black dyed goods, which dries the materialb-yanatural drying method and is capable at the same time of handlingand drying a greater quantity of material ina given length of time thanWhat can i be claimed bytheuse of the ordinary cylinder driers whichproy-ide fori'orceddrying. The machineis extremely simple andeflicientand affords the material treated therein every advantage possible forpossessing fast and permanent coloring, attended by live luster, andalso keeps the material tree from creases and tender spots. Theseconditions are not found existing in material treated by I the forceddrying cylinder heating method,-

.which will handle and treat cottons, silks,

or mixtures of cotton and silks to equal advantage, in that the slow andnatural drying featureembodied in the machine along With the conveyingfeature thereof, affords the material every opportunity to drynaturally, according to the requirements of its peculiar constituents,so that in the case of drying materialconsisting of a mixture of silkand cotton, the same may be -han dled with much better results thancanbe obtained by the use of thecylinderforced drying method Whichtreats with the two elements of the mixture, namely, the silk andcotton, (so far as the degree of heat and the length of; time to whichit is subjected to heating is concerned) in exactly the same manner, itbeing a known fact that in mixed mate rials the cotton and silk fibersrequire different temperatures to dry themthat is to say,-While silksrequire a low temperature, as low as F.', cotton Will dry at any gard mymachine is farbettenadaptedto temperature up to 200 so that ton as well,since the material isallowed-to" remain subjected to the hot air blastinthe machine an ample length of time to assure perfect drying of both thefiber elements of the mixed material. Therefore, in that retreat suchmaterials than the other method of using cylinder driers, which, becauseof the: forced and rapid drying features 1nherent in thesame, invariablyresults in over-or under treating one or the other of the elements in aneffort to treat the other. Another object is to provide a machine usedmore particularly for drying dyed fabrics, which is supplied with hotair of a desired temperature circulating therethrough at a desiredvelocity, and is providedwith a continuously moving conveyer and hangermem ber which is adapted to hang the material thereupon in separatelayers and to simultaneously advance the samev through the machinesuccessively from-one hanger to another; thus keeping the hangings offabrics which are stretched out open thereon in vertical motion as wellas in horizontal motion, the former being due to the rotating of thehangers, while the latter is due to the horizontal traveling of theconveyer member. Still another object is to provide-amachine for airdrying anilin black dyed cloths coming directly from the dyeing bowl andthrough the squeezing rollers thereof,the machine being designed toinclose the material within the same in a manner which re- .lieves'itfrom tension and yet keeps it in motion with everypart thereof at alltimes properly stretched open and subjected to circulating hot. aircontained in the machine and maintained at proper temperature andvelocity.

To these as well as-other. ends my invention consists of the novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts setforth inthe following specification, and particularly pointed out in.thesubjoinedclaims. Y

. Referring to the accompanying four sheets of drawings,---

Figure 1 represents adiagrammatic and part sectional and elevationalview of my drying apparatus, and shows the same receiving the goodscoming from the other machinery of the dyeing plant.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged view of the transferring and lappingdevice used'for guiding the material onto'the successive hanging-rollersof the machine as the same are conveyed by and under said transferringrollers.

c Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the dry ing machine, showing the topof the same removed therefrom, with the machine working on two drafts ofmaterial m and m.

F 4: represents a sectional view taken online a ein'Fig.- 1 -looking inthedirection of the arrows, showing the endless conveying platform usedat the bottom of the machine for supporting the hangings and pleats ofmaterial. 7

v.Fig. 5 represents an elevational view showing the driving side of themachine, which is the opposite side to, that shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 represents the delivery end of the machine, showing the same-withthe casing removed therefrom.

Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of a link used in theconveyer-belts for supporting the rotatable hanger-rollers.

Fig. 8 represents a sectional view taken on line 88, Fig. 1 looking inthe direction of the arrows, showing the hangings of the material beingconveyed through the machineand also the guide-wallwhich is partlybroken at various sections thereof for showing the mechanism behmdthesame.

Fig. '9 represents an enlarged view ofthe upper right-hand corner ofFig. 8, showing a modification thereof, the hanging-rollers beingsupplied with sprocket-wheels which are driven by an endless chain forrotating the hanging-rollers, at the desired speed, simultaneously withtheir being conveyed laterally along the machine and independent of thelateral travelingspeed of the same.

Fig. 10 represents a diagrammatic sectional view showing the applicationof the sprocket-wheels on the hanging-rollers of the device as shown inFig. 9 and the driving mechanism therefor. V

Fig. 11 represents the same view as Fig. 9 but shows anothermodification in using a worm wheel for rotating the hangingroller of thedevice, instead of the sprocketwheel and chain used in Figs. 9 and 10.

Fig. 12 represents a part sectional view showing the application of theworm and worm wheel used in Fig. 11.

* ,Fig. 13 represents a sectional view taken on line 13-48, Fig. 9,showing a modification of the guide-rollers used for preventing theconveyer-belts, supporting the supporting-rollers, from sagging in themachine.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of thedrawings.

The numeral 1 in its entirety represents the machine casing which may bemade up of wood or metal or both according as may be desired and may be,if desired, lined as in dicated' in Fig. 9 or covered as indicated inFig. 11 with asbestos, or other suitable non-heat-conducting material,for retaining the heat of the dry air introduced within the casing, andmay be provided, as shown in Fig. 3, with a suitable number of removablesections; 2 around. the sides or at the top thereof, forpremittingaccess to the interior .allel and transverse supporting andhanging-rollers in the bearings 6 provided in the links 7,-1Fig. 7, ofthe belts 3 and 4: for

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-The co-actinglinked-belts 3 and 4 are supported in ope 'atingpositionon the sides 8 and 9, respect vely, ofthe machme, on the supporting anddriving sprockets 10 and 11 positioned in the upper sections of theeasings and nez ir the sides 12 and 13, and are supported upon thedriving shafts 14 and 15 which projectthrough the casing on thedrivingside 19, and are preferably coupled with the bevel-gears 16 and17,wh1ch engage with the driving-gears 18 and 19, respectively, fordriving the gears 16 and; 17 in the same direction, as is indicated bythe arrows marked (ZK in Figs. 1 and 5. .The

i co-acting linked .conveyer-belts 3 and 4 are guided preferably at thebottom of the easing by the idler and guide-rollers 20, which may berotatablysupported on the shafts21 and permitted to run freely on saidshafts or may be secured thereto andallowed to rotate therewith, or therollers may be substituted by using sprocket-wheels similar to thoseused at thetop of the casingfor driving the linkedbelts, if desired. 22is an endless conreyer-platform which issupported upon suitable rollersor cylinders 23 toward the bottomof the casing. and above the lowersection of theconveyingandhang ing rollers 5, as is shown in Fig.1, andmay be made up of wood laps or lattice, or of any other suitablematerial. The rollers or cylinders 23 i may be supported upon shafts 24which aredriven by the gears 25 which rotate in the direction of thearrows marked g (Fig. 5) which is the same direction assumed by thegears 16 and 17 for causing the endless conveying-platform to travel inthe same direction asthe endless co-acting linked-belts "3 and 4 of thedevice.

26 and 27 are end-guidewalls which inclose thematerials being conveyedthrough the machine and whichprevent.them from coming into contactQwiththe apparatus thereof, as issho wn in Fig. 1, and may be suitablyperforated to allow the hot air to circulate thcrothrough if desired. 28is an ordinary blower which sucks in dry air through the pipe 29 andblows, and forces the same into the machine through the pipes 30 whichbranch off intothe small transverse discharge pipes 31 which extend.clear across them-achine, as is. shown in Figs. 3 and 6,

and which are provided with longitudinal slots, or other suchperforations for discharging, directly within the casing of the typeofnipmollerswhich are suitably connected to be driven at the requiredspeed for drawin the material wiinto the machine, as isishown in Figs. 1and 2, and may be drlvenby the main drlvlng-shaft 34: of

vthe machine, or otherwise, according as may be desired. 35 are thetransfer-rollers which are preferably provided ith yielding outer covers36 of rubber, felt, or other such suitablematerial, and .which aresecured to the shaft 37,.which is in turn rotatably mounted in suitablebearings to rotate freelywvhen necessary, as when the same is broughtinto frictionalzcontact with conveying. and hanging rollers passing itas they are being conveyed through the machine. cThe material m zcoming;from the padding. machine 38 may be passed over aseries of the ordinarydrums or drying cylinders 39, as shown in Fig. 1, if desired, and isadmitted into the machine through the opening 4:0 provided therefor ontheintake or: receiving. end 12, and is drawn 'out of the machinethrough the discharge or delivery opening l1 provided therefor in thetop of the same toward the deliveryend 13 of the machine, and is passedoverthe guide-roller 4:2, wherefroin the samemay be delivered into adelivery truck, or elsewhere if desired.

The conveying and hanging rollers 5, which are. rotatably mounted in thebearings 6 of the links 7 of the co-acting conveyingbelts 3 and 4,1naybe provided at the ends thereof (as is shown in Fig. 6) with the guideand turning wheels 43 which are allowed to ride on the supporting tracks4% (Fi s. 8 and 12) supplied at the top of the mac inc and curved at theends 45 to permit the wheels 43 to ride on to the same as theconveyer-belts are being advanced along the machine at'the top thereof;thus supporting the conveying and hanging rollers 5 and preventing thesame from sagging, and at the same time imparting to them a turningmotion which is independent of the lateral motion thereof and is broughtabout by the frictional engagement of the rollers 13 engaging with thetracks4-the rate of speed of the turning motion of thesupporting-rollers 5 depending upon the diameters of the wheels 43.

Fig. 9 shows, a modified mechanism employed with the hanging rollers 5forproviding a positive turning drive for the same where a. higher speedof rotation is required for the rollers 5 than can be obtained from thefrictional drive shown in Figs. 6 and 8,the modification lying in theuse of the sprocket-wheel 4 6 which is secured to the shaftof the rollerand is adapted to rotate therewith, the sprocket-wheel 46 being suppliedat either end, or on both ends, of the hanging and conveying roller 5,and the shafts of the rollers 5 may also be supplied ment with thee11dless-sprocketchain- 48 which is supported upon the guide-rollers'49and is driven by the driving-sprockets 50, andare caused to move inthedirectionof the arrows marked a, Fig. 10 for turning the sprockets inthe direction of the arrows marked 6 while the same are'being' laterallyconveyed in the direction of the arrow marked 0 on the co-actinglink-belts 3 and 4 which are advanced simultaneously to keep thehanging-rollers carried thereby parallel and at right angles thereto,around themachine in the direction of the arrows marked 0, Fig.1, by theoperation of the driving-wheels 10 and-11 which turn in the direction ofthe arrows marked cl. The driving-sprockets 50 may be suitably connectedand driven by the driving-shaft 34, or in'any other suitable manner, andmay be driven at any desired speed'to permit the hanging-rollers 5 tohave a turning motion of the required speed, independent of'the rate oflateral travel that is imparted to the same by the speed of theco-acting link-belts 3 and 4, which convey the same within the machine.

Figs. 11 and 12 represent another modified form of mechanism used forimparting turning motion to the hanging-rollers 5 which are carried bythe co-acting linkedbelts 3 and 4, in which case the use of the worm 51and worm wheel 52 are resorted to in place of the frictional drivesuggested in Fig. 8, or the sprocket and chain-drive sug gested in Figs.9 and 10. The rollers, 5 in this case are supplied withpinions 52 inplace of the sprockets 46, and in place of the sprocket-chain 48 theworm 51 is used to drive the-pinions 52, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12,for accomplishing the same result, namely, turning thesupporting-rollers 5 at any desired speed, while the same are beinglaterally conveyed on the coacting conveyer-belts 3 and 4 of themachine. There again, aball-bearing type of roller-wheel 47 (Fig. 13)may be used for supportingthe rollers 5 when reaching the top of the ma:chineand preventing the same from sagging, which at the same time permitthe rotating action imparted thereto while they are being advanced inthe machine laterally,-

ball-bearing type of guide-roller 47, that the shaft of thesupporting-roller 5 being secured to the inner collar 53 is allowed to-ro- 'tate therewith at any speed within the outer collar 54,betweenwhich arepositionedthe roller or'ball-bearings 55, so that while thecollar 53, which issecured to the supportingroller 5, may be rotating inthe direction of the arrow marked e-at any desired speed, the outercollar 54 may also rotate in the'directionof the arrow marked f at therequired speed at which the roller 47 is being advanced in the directionof the arrow marked 0 on the track 44. The-driving shaft 34 which drivesthe supporting-rollerconveyer may be driven from the primemover by anysuitable means, as by the belt- 55 (Fig. 5) and may be geared, orotherwise suitably connected to rotate the platformconveyerwdrive-shaft34 of the device, as by the gearing shown in Fig. 5, which drives thegears 25 in the direction of the arrows marked"g for causing the endlessplatform to travel in the direction of the arrows be required.

Having thusdescribed the parts of my invention in detail, the manner inwhich the same is employed is as follows:

It will be here understood that the speed oftravel of the auxiliarysupporting conveyer platform 22 of the device, should be practically thesame as the speed of travel of the hanging-roller conveyer-belt, or lessif desired. The material coming from the padding machine 38 may bedirected directly into the machine, or may be allowed to pass over aseries of drying cylinders 39 (5 or 6 in number),which cylinders are ofthe common type now usedfor drying purposes in dyeing plants, and maythen be entered into the machine through the opening 40 between thenip-rollers 33, and in the first instance set with the end M of thematerial pulled through the outlet or delivery opening 41, after whichthe machine may be started up. The machine thus started, sets intoaction the nip-rollers 33, the delivery and guide-roller 42, theco-acting belts 3 and 4 supporting the hanging-rollerconveyer in thedirection of the arrows marked a, the auxiliary conveyer and endlessplatform 22 moving in the direction-of the arrows marked .h, thehanging-rollers it being understood in using the roller or 5 turningfreely in the direction of'the arrows marked b*-(Fig. 1),andthe blower28 which forces-hot air of the desired tem-" perature into themachinewThe outlets 32 of the machine are preferably supplied with 5 suitabledampers which may be used for regulating the discharge of thehotair-from the "chamber within the machine. The niprollers 33 are allowedto usher and drawintothe machine the material m at the desired rate ofspeed for allowing-the material to work down between the two ad jacenthanging-rollers -5 (dottedline-Fig so that the 'same reaches the"auxiliary platform con veyer and preferably rests thereon a surplusamount of material which pilesup in' loose plaits or folds,the aux--iliary conveyerl being preferably positioned at about a half dozen yardsbelow theworking hanging-rollerswhich are at the top of the machine sothat the "vertical hangings of material on the supporting hangingrollers 5-w1ll beitbolliwslX yards on each side thereof, and the surplusmaterial piled on the auxiliary conveyer 22 (Figs-1 and 8).

25 will be about four yards additionalLAhd frictional engagement thehanging-rollers 5 sswithzthe transfer roller of the device,

which guide andtransfer'theruns of ma terial to shift from the advanceside 5 of the hanger-rollers 5-to the rear side 5* there-- of, as shownin Figs; 1 and 2; thusprovid- 40 ing a simpleandaautomatic'means oftrans ferring" and guiclingithe material into *the hanging-rollers ofthe devicegso that it will be observedtl at as the hangingroller-conveyer advances along the top of the machine with the rollersset apartequidistant on the ,co-actingbelts 3 and 4, the material, whenpassing"the nip rollers 33, will rundown on the advancing side '5 "ofthe rollers Suntil' it reachesthe transfer-rollers 35' and will then rundowntherear side 5 of the roller and will keep running down, plaiting;and folding when reaching the platfo'r'm'22 until the adjacent andfollowing hanging roller comes into :contact withthetransferrollers 35,which opera-tionis continually carried -:on aseach 'and every supportingrolleradvances by and passes the nip"andm transfer rollers of themachine. a

Now, I while the? hangingroller conveyer 6 and the platformconveyer areadvancing along the machrneof-a'n appreciable length ata comparatively'slow rate ofspeed say about 3 '01'4 inches per-minute-and are thusconveying the 'materials supported; reon te a y; t at dis an perm ee thetime that it is firstcintroduced into the it" willi'be observed that itthe rotary action: on the part of the hanging-rollers 5, which areforcedto turn- -in the direction of the arrows --marked #6 at anydesired speed, naturally keeps thematerial hung-thereon invertical-motion, so that while the hanging-roller conveyer and theconveyer splatform aremoving slowly along the machine, the material isworking its wayahead alongthe rollers from 'one' to the other at a very7 5 much fasterrate of speed, and canibe regulatedxto runat any desiredspeed, so that each portion of the -material, .whichis in the firstinstance hungover a particular supporting rollerl in the imachine whenthe 0 same is firstiintroduced therein, keeps worln ingits .wayalongfrom roller to roller suck cessivelyl until :it reaches theposition indicatedby theaenddrop 56,'Figs..l, 3-andi5 at which/point thesal'ne is being drawn 5 through the discharge- .or delivery openin e1 bythe guiderollers 4-2 whichxare gearecl, or otherwise suitably connectedto rotate at aboutithe same rate of speed as thatassumed bytthe'nip-rollers 33 for discharging the material at the same rate-t of speedthat, the same: is takenwintothe apparatus.- M

It may here be observed that the material, thus hungin the machin -isfree to be acted upon-by the hot; air contained in the 9-5 same, andisikept .contin-ually in motion throughoi-it the machine without beingsubjected to tension, as is the case when [resort ingto the ordinarycylinder drying method, whichnfurnishes forced drying; andvrkeepstheicloths at alltimes subjected to tension, resulting-in imperfectlytreating the mate rial, allowing creasing and tendering of the; same,andnonly producing a surface and superficial dye which cannoti remainfast and permanent; i while in my machine, it will be observed that the:dimensions thereof, may be madeto suit, the ideaibeingt-o provide amachineof considerable length and height, so thatthe same will be ableto accommodate and house a largeamount ofmatenial, and.

so that each and .every part andasection of the draft of materialhousedin the machine will be subjected to the hot air drying frommachine until it is dischargedtherefrom; thus allowing thesame ampletime to permit positive dryingand oxidation in the interim,therebyaffording the material an opportu nity u to be subjected to anatural drying which is not forced, as in the'case of .theacylinderdrying referred to above in the art, and at the same time is relieved ofthe objec tionabletension feature which is inherent in the cylinderdrying process. a

The machine is very simple in construction, easyto operate,'and requiresvery little 1 attendance, and can be-designedto handle: great quantities.of materia1,'the same being especially useful for employmentiinconnec-189 and which has been proven to produce poor results,-inasmuch as itweakens the material and tenders it,- destroys the luster of the.

fiber and only furnishes it with a surface and superficial vdye whichsoonrubsvoff and permits the material to turngreen. L

The machine as I claim it, is particularly applicable tobe used indrying silks and silk and cottonmiktures, as well as cottons, at

the low. temperature-that isrequiredto get thez'silk to take the dye atthe one bath, since the :cotton is given a much 'betteropportunitytoxdry in my machine,the sameb'eingf subjected therein to the air dryinginfluence. a greater length ofiltime than it is afforded when subjectedto the forced cylinder drying; therefore the cotton is'enabledto dry ata reasonably-low temperature, such as may be required for. drying thesilk. "Any desired temperature of hot air may be intro duced into 'themachine at any desired velocity to suit the peculiar conditions of theparticular material passing through the a same and'being'treatedtherein.

It must be observed that the machine permits the material to runstraight and wide without any chance of causing breakouts, or tapes,v ortender places which are brought on in cylinder drying, especially whenstop ping the cylinders from rotating for any purpose; The speed of thematerial maybe maintained ata much higher speed than can be had incylinder drying, and because'the goods within the machine is hung freeand without tension upon it and isthoroughly surrounded by hot air whichis blown =direc'tly'against it from all sides, anaturaldryingoperation'is thereby produced, which assurespermanent results so far'asthe con.-

dition of the dye is concerned, and also, since a the machine may takeand treat material coming from a'single padding machine direct into theheating chamber, a saving of dyeing liquor will naturally 'resulttherefrom." 1*

It is suggested that the machine be of a suflicient length and thevarious apparatus thereof be timed to operate at a rate of speed whichwill'keepthe material in transit therein and subjectedto hot airdryingapproximately about one-half hour, forproducing best -results,itbeing understood that the longer the dimension of the machineand'thehigher the same is built, the more material. may be handledwithin it, and that two drafts of material can'be-handled as readily asa single draftfthe'two drafts coming through the machine simultaneously.The mechanism involved is of the simplest nature :and. the-parts thereofare not com 'plicated. but i are" simple; and Substantial and need o not'be :expected to cause trouble, the

same being made of suitable--material to; vwithstandconditions to whichthey are sub jected.

It will; also be observed thatby properly timing-and regulating thespeed of the various turning members of the device,-any

desired result, so far as output is concerned,

may be accomplished,-.the,machine at all times assuring the materialtreated therein ofa fast and lustrous dye, free from creases, breakoutsor tapes and tenderparts;

While the preferred embodiments of my invention have been described indetail, it

will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the particularconstruction set forth, since various changes in the form, ma-'veyingmeans adapted to convey the'fabrics through the-machine to andthrough the delivery end thereofy transferring? means adapted-to-guidethe fabrics upon thesuc cessive hanger and conveyer rollers of saidcombination roller-hanging and conveying means; means for supplying adrying medium within the machine, the same being provided withan inletand outlet-therefor;

and a" supporting conveyor-platform at the bottom of the machine forcarrying and con veying thesurplus hangings-of the fabrics hung on theaforesaidroller ha'nging *and conveyer', member, for conveying the sameI through the machine therewith. '12. A machine for drying textilefabrics in open form, consisting of the inclosed' casing member suppliedwith circulating hot air therein and providedwith aconveyermemberoperating therein for hanging the fabrics thereon and keeping thesame in Vertical motion and for laterally conveying the hangings;offabrics simultaneously through the machine and con.veying platform'adapted to supp ort the surplus-hangings of I thematerial hungonztheaforesaid conveying member, for laterally conveying them along with, 1the aforesaid conveyer member through the machine,

--3-. :A- machine for-drying fabrics open form, consisting -ofan-i11closed casing*pro-- vided with an inlet and outlet for thematerral; combination roller-hanging and conveying means adapted toconvey the fabrics through the maohineto and through the de-" livery endthereof; transferring means ing member supplied with a continuouschargeof circulating hot air therein and provided with an endless conveyermember having a plurality of transverse and parallel rota table hangingmembers adapted to rotate thereon simultaneously with being laterallyconveyed within said inclosed casing mem her for hanging materialthereon and conveying thesame through the machine.

5. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of aninclosed casing member provided with an inletand outlet for thematerial; means for drawing in the material into the said inclosedcasing; means for shiftingly hanging said material and frictionallyadvancing the same there on and at the same time conveying said hangingslaterally to the outlet end of the machine; and means for supplying thehot air medium within the inclosed casing of the machine for makingcontact with the material contained therein.

6. A. machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of aninclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet forthe materials; rotatably mounted and laterally moving hanger conveyermeans adapted to shiftingly hang material thereon in layers and to keepthe same in lateral motion toward the delivery end of the machine;auxiliary conveying means for conveying the surplus hangings at thebottom of the machine along with the aforesaid conveyer in the directionthereof; and means for circulating the drying medium within the machinefor influencing the material contained therein.

7. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of aninclosed casing member provided with an inlet and outlet for thematerial; means for drawing in the material into the said inclosedcasing; means for hanging said material and conveying said hangings tothe outlet end of the machine; means for distributing the material uponthe hanging members of said hanging and conveying means; means forsupplying the hot air medium within the inclosed casing of the machinefor making contact with the material contamed therem; and means memberprovided with an inlet and outlet for the material; means for drawing inthe material into the said inclosed casing; means for hanging saidmaterial and conve 'ng said hangings to the outlet end of the machine;means for distributing the material upon the hangingmen'ibers ofsaidhanging and conveying means; means for supplying the hot air mediumwithin the incl-used casing of the machine for making contact with thematerial contained therein; means for supporting and conveying thesurplus hangings carried by said hanging and conveying means forconveying the same through the machine therethrough; means foroperating" said drawing means; means for operating said hot air supply;means for operating said supporting and conveying platform; and meansfor operating all. of the aforesaid operating means.

9. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form consisting of aninclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet forthe materials; hanger conveyer means adapted to hang material thereon inlayers and tokeep the same in motion over said hangers and alongwith thesame in its direction of travel toward the delivery end of the machine;means for conveying the surplus hangings at the bottom of the machinealong with the aforesaid conveyer in the lateral direction thereof; andmeans for circulating the drying me.- dium within the machine forinfluencing the material contained therein.

10. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of aninclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet forthe materials; hanger conveyer means adapted to hang material thereon inlayers and to keep the same. in motion over said hangers and along withthe same in the direction of travel toward the delivery end of themachine; means for operating said hanger conveyer means;

' auxiliary conveying means for conveying the surplus hangings at thebottom of the machine along with the aforesaid conveyer the directionthereof; means for operating said auxiliary conveying means: and meansfor circulating the drying medium within the machine for influencing thematerial contained therein.

11. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of aninclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet forthe materials; means for drawing in material into the machine; means foroperating said material-drawing hanger-conveyer means; means for operating said hanger-conveyer means; auxiliary conveying means for conveyingthe surplus hangings at the bottom of the machine along With theaforesaid conveyer in the direction thereof; means for operating saidauxiliary conveyer means; and means for circulating the drying mediumWithin the machine for influencing the material contained therein. 12. Amachine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of aninclosed cas-v ing member provided with an inlet and an outlet forreceiving and delivering the materia'l; means for supplying the sameWith a drying medium; means for drawing in the material into the saidinclosed casing;

an endless conveyer consisting of a plurality of transverse and parallelhanging-rollers veying the rollers laterally; means for inde-,

pendently rotating said laterally conveyed hanging-rollers forfrictionally leading and advancing the fabrics supported thereon; meansfor guiding and hanging the fabrics entering the machine on thesuccessive rollers of the conveyer member;auxiliary, conveyer means forsupporting the bottom and surplus hangings of the fabrics hung on saidhanging-rollers for advancing the same along the machine laterally inthe direction of the aforesaid conveyer member means for operating saidauxiliary conveyer means; and means for Withdrawing the material fromWithin the machine through the delivery end thereof.

. CHARLES TAYLOR.

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Washington, D. (7.

